Obituaries

Jul 1, 2013

Elizabeth Louise Hayes, 70, of Elizabethtown passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther and Annie Mae Nobles Edwards.

She is survived by her husband, Ransom Hayes of the home; one son, Jerry Hayes and wife Janice of Elizabethtown; two grandchildren, Jordan and Joshua Hayes.

The family...

Jun 28, 2013

Charles Wayne German, age 75, of Bladenboro passed away Friday, June 28, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents: Worth and Ruth Bryan German and one brother Johnny German. He is survived by one brother Zebbie Lee German and wife Janice of Bladenboro, one sister Mary Alice Lee and husband Horace of Lumberton, and several nieces and...

Jun 23, 2013

Marion Britt Williams, 86, of Elizabethtown passed away peacefully Sunday, June 23, 2013 at the Golden Living Retirement Center in Lumberton, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, the late Rev. B. Frank Williams, Jr. Mrs. Williams is survived by her son, Thad Williams, and wife, Tammy of White Oak, NC and her daughter,...

Jun 20, 2013

Jack Windell Holt Jr., age 51, of Rocky Point passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013. He is preceded in death by his father Jack Holt Sr. He is survived by his wife Betty Taylor Holt of the home, his mother Kathryn Woodcock Weinstein and stepfather Joe of Carolina Beach, one daughter Lindsey DiCicco and husband Brian of Bladenboro, one...

Jun 20, 2013

Louise Davis Brisson, age 78, of Tar Heel passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents Samuel and Goldie Davis, her husband Irvin Shelton Brisson, and two sisters: Julia Williams and Marilyn Barnes. She is survived by one son Terry Brisson and wife Sheila of Tar Heel, three daughters: Donna Barnes and husband...

Jun 17, 2013

Gayle B. Hauser, age 66, of Elizabethtown went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 17, 2013. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed helping others. She had a passion for working in the Food Pantry and Clothes Closet Ministry programs at Open Door Ministry Church. She will be missed greatly. She is preceded...

Jun 15, 2013

Shirley Marie Gronosky Walts, 76, of Elizabethtown formally of Little Falls, NY passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2013. She loved her husband of 57 years Ronnie and she also loved her family dearly. She loved to garden and to paint. Her grandchildren were the apple of her eye. She will be missed greatly by all who knew her....

Jun 12, 2013

Marjorie Raynor Wright, 80, of Council passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd W. and Mary Hammond Raynor. She is survived by four sons; Kenneth E. Wright of Wilmington, Stephen A. Wright of Kernersville, Jerry Wright of Newborn, GA and James L Wright of Winnabow; three brothers, John Raynor of...

Jun 11, 2013

Charles Howard Adams, 61, of Lake Waccamaw passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Charles was preceded in death by his mother, Ruby Davis Adams, and by a brother, Donald Ray Adams.

He is survived by his father, Charles Adams of Bladenboro; best friend, Freida Adams of Bladenboro; one brother, Douglas Wayne Adams of Bladenboro; one sister,...

Jun 11, 2013

Vivian Kathleen Nunnery, 82, of Elizabethtown passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents Richard and Charlotte Brown, her husbands: Homer Curtis Barnhill and Henry Raymond Nunnery, one son Curtis Ronald Barnhill, three half sisters: Myrtle Horrell, Viola Murray, and Lennie Kelly, one brother Preston Brown, and two half brothers: Thomas Brown and...

Jun 10, 2013

Rosaland Lorraine Monroe, 53, of Clarkton passed away Monday, June 10, 2013. She is preceded in death by her father Laverne Rouse, two brothers Vern A. Rouse and Milton Sutton, and one daughter Crystal Monroe. She is survived by her mother Vivian Thorpe of Chatham, Virginia, her husband Edward L. Monroe of the home, two sons Edward Lee Monroe...

Jun 10, 2013

Lynette Davenie Chavez, 48, of Clarkton passed away June 10, 2013. She is preceded in death by her father David Gonzalez and one brother Benjamin Holt. She is survived by her mother Ruby B. Ross of Elizabethtown, her husband Manuel Chavez, one son Leon Allen Williams of Elizabethtown, one daughter Selina Chavez of Clarkton, six brothers: Robert Holt, Terry...

Jun 10, 2013

Crystal Renee Monroe, 33, of Clarkton passed away June 10, 2013. She is preceded in death by her mother Rosaland Lorraine Monroe. She is survived by her father Edward L. Monroe of the home, her partner Jessica Lee of Clarkton, two brothers: Edward Lee Monroe Jr. of Hope Mills and Jonathan Lee Williams of Clarkton, two sisters: Nadina Michelle...

Jun 9, 2013

Ashley Dawn Buchanan,28, of Durham formerly of Bladenboro passed away June 9, 2010. She is preceded in death by her grandparents Snyder and Frances Batton,one nephew Landon Batton, and her grandfather Larry Alley. She is survived by her parents Billy and Ginger Jackson of Bladenboro, her father Jimmy Batton of Bladenboro, her husband Michael Buchanan of the home, maternal...

Jun 4, 2013

Helen Cain,70, of Clarkton passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013.She is preceded in death by her husband David Cain and her father Robie Faircloth. She is survived by her mother Elizabeth W. Faircloth of Roseboro, two daughters: Sue Smith and husband Joe of Mooresville, and Sophia Seward and husband Bill IV of Claremont , VA; two brothers: Dwight Faircloth...

May 31, 2013

Margaret E. Beard, 89, of Elizabethtown passed away Friday, May 31, 2013. She is preceded in death by her parents Joel and Frances Elkins, husband Marshall Madison Beard, one son Jerry Michael Beard Sr., two brothers: J.B. Elkins Jr., and Dewey Elkins, and two sisters: Betty Jewel Elkins and Dorothy Jean Elkins. She is survived by one son Scott...

May 30, 2013

Martha Baumgardner Jackson,86, of Riegelwood passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013. She was born on December 7, 1926 in Kings Mountain, NC. She is preceded in death by her parents William Edward Baumgardner and Lula Honea Baumgardner, her husband Leon George Jackson Sr., son Leon George Jackson Jr., one sister Letha Squires, two brothers: William and Bob Baumgardner. She...

May 28, 2013

Lee Worth Hall, 79, Veteran of United States Army, of White Oak passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013. He is survived by his wife Peggy W. Hall of the home, one son Edwin Hall of White Oak, two daughters: Marie Mathews of Laurinburg and Kathy Hall-Anderson of White Oak, one sister Pearl Wood of S.C., three grandchildren and three...

May 25, 2013

Loren L. Becker of Harrells, North Carolina and of Luray, Virginia, passed away at Bladen County Hospital on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the age of 74. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lyle and Frances (Taylor) Becker, and sisters, Doris Schildaver, Delores Kelly and Marie Leavitt. Loren is survived by his loving wife, Diane Becker of...

May 25, 2013

Jessie Lee Wooten McKinnies was born on June 29, 1930 to the late Isadora and John Wooten. She departed this life on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Poplar Heights Care in Elizabethtown, NC.She was preceded in death by her husband Willie McKinnies Sr., Two brothers: Wilbert and John Wooten Jr., and two brother in-laws: Joe Colter and Ernest Prudie....